Deferred Revenue
Roblox Deferred Revenue increased by 6.1% to $4.43B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 40.8%, from $3.14B to $4.43B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 31.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.49B | $1.62B | $1.76B | $1.75B | $1.81B | $1.75B | $1.94B | $2.04B | $2.12B | $2.21B | $2.41B | $2.51B | $2.66B | $2.79B | $3.00B | $3.14B | $3.37B | $3.71B | $4.17B | $4.43B |
| QoQ Change | — | +8.9% | +8.4% | -0.6% | +3.5% | -3.1% | +10.9% | +4.9% | +3.9% | +4.3% | +9.0% | +4.4% | +5.9% | +4.9% | +7.6% | +4.6% | +7.1% | +10.2% | +12.4% | +6.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.5% | +8.0% | +10.5% | +16.6% | +17.1% | +26.1% | +23.9% | +23.3% | +25.7% | +26.4% | +24.9% | +25.1% | +26.4% | +32.8% | +38.7% | +40.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Roblox's deferred revenue?
- Roblox (RBLX) reported deferred revenue of $4.43B in Q1 2026.
- How has Roblox's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Roblox's deferred revenue increased by 40.8% year-over-year, from $3.14B to $4.43B.
- What is the long-term trend for Roblox's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Roblox's deferred revenue has grown at a 31.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.07B to $4.17B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.